A fire in Mayfield was caught early before serious damage could have been done. Someone driving just south of Mayfield noticed some flames close to a home last evening around 9pm. The incident was reported and a deputy quickly responded. A bucket of ashes had caught on fire without the homeowner knowing that there was a problem. The Gunnison Fire Department was called and arrived to find the fire mostly extinguished by the deputy. The Gunnison fire department finished putting out the fire. The fire was extremely close to the home, and without the citizen calling to report the fire, the damage would have been extreme.